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HRT Update – 1 Year
Today marks my first year on HRT. While I am very happy with the results of the first year, I am scared of the erosion of rights for Transgender people in the UK. What I am happy with. The most obvious change, and the one I am most happy about but not necessarily the most Continue reading
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Leaked – Labour Womens Conference Cancelled
Following the Supreme Court’s gender ruling, leaked Labour documents have revealed the party’s plans to postpone its women’s conference and restrict positive action provisions to “biological women”. LGBT groups within the party have condemned these documents as a “blatant attack” and an “attempt to isolate” transgender people. Confidential advice sent to members of the National Continue reading
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State Of The World – May 2025
Welcome to May’s edition of State Of The World. Let’s get started. Supreme Court Ruling The big news over the last month is the Supreme Court ruling in the Scottish Government vs For Women Scotland (FWS). This ruling went badly for the LGBT community, not just the transgender community, as the court stated that the Continue reading
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BMA Critiques Supreme Court’s Ruling on The Equality Act.
The BMA (Resident Junior Doctors), or British Medical Association, the body that represents GP’s in the UK, has panned the recent Supreme Court ruling on what the word “sex” means in the Equality Act 2010 as “scientifically incorrect”. Not the first time BMA has come out in defence of Transgender People Last year, the BMA Continue reading
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Understanding the EHRC Guidance: A Push for Social Segregation?
A post about what the ECHR issued last night, with some information copied from the excellent breakdown from Sophia Maclennan on Threads. Link to her profile at the bottom of the post. Continue reading
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Why the Equality Act 2010 Still Protects Transgender Individuals
Today this government, a Labour government, said they support that transgender women are not women and we should use a man’s toilet. Here is a fact. The Supreme Court ruling did not change any laws. The ruling was in regard to what the word sex meant in relation to the Equality Act, specifically regarding the Continue reading
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How the Supreme Court Ruling Affects Trans Individuals
This week’s ruling changes the landscape entirely. In an unexpected move that has caught the legal and LGBTQIA sector by complete surprise, the UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Equality Act’s definition of women does not include trans women. In an instant, this ruling took away some of the rights Trans people have. Worse, Continue reading
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Equality Act 2010: Court Ruling’s Implications for Trans Women
Today the Supreme Court in the UK ruled on a very important court case for Transgender women in the UK. Background The case is set to rule on whether or not the legal definition of a woman includes transgender women with a GRC, or Gender Recognition Certificate. It was brought to the Supreme Court by Continue reading
